higher power
noun
: a spirit or being (such as God) that has great power, strength, knowledge, etc., and that can affect nature and the lives of people
belief in a higher power
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After tumbling from a 50-foot height, Dan Aykroyd walked away convinced that a higher power had caught him.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The higher power-to-weight ratio, the more explosive your acceleration would be – even more so in supersports.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
Automotive battery makers are developing packs capable of over 800 kilometers per charge, with higher power density and reduced weight.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
And more than anything, more than the animosity between the programs, more than the College Football Playoff impact, more than Notre Dame puffing its chest out as USC backed down, that familiarity was the real higher power at work.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The higher power-to-weight ratio, the more explosive your acceleration would be – even more so in supersports.
—New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2025
Automotive battery makers are developing packs capable of over 800 kilometers per charge, with higher power density and reduced weight.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
And more than anything, more than the animosity between the programs, more than the College Football Playoff impact, more than Notre Dame puffing its chest out as USC backed down, that familiarity was the real higher power at work.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Higher power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/higher%20power. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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